Concord, NC Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

The Concord Development Ordinance lists Family Day Care Home as a permitted accessory use in every residential zoning district, capped at 12 children including both customers and family members (CDO Sec. A). The same use also appears on the home occupation list at Sec. F, and Sec. C confirms Family Day Care Homes are classified as Public and Civic Uses that are also Home Occupations under Sec. 5. Because a family day care home falls under Sec. 4's Day Care Center provisions, an operator applying for a Zoning Clearance Permit or Certificate of Compliance must submit evidence that NCDOT has issued a driveway permit for the facility, enclose the property with a fence at least four feet high, and provide a copy of the North Carolina State license issued to childcare facilities, either the temporary six-month license or the permanent license, or the state's letter of approval if the facility is religious-affiliated (CDO Sec.

2). 6-1's home occupation performance standards further require the operation to stay clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use, be conducted entirely inside the residence, occupy no more than 25% of the dwelling's gross floor area, and be run by a full-time resident operator. S. 110-86(3)b and 110-91(7)b, tying the local cap to the state definitions of a family child care home. Storage of goods and materials for the operation must stay inside and exclude flammable, combustible or explosive materials, and the Administrator can order corrective action or termination if the home occupation becomes unsafe under Sec. 6, with enforcement costs charged to the property owner as a zoning violation under Sec. 5.